Howard County Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Caregiver Survey

Thank you for providing information about your experience as a parent/guardian related to child and adolescent behavioral health services in Howard County.  Behavioral health refers to an individual’s overall emotional and mental wellness. Behavioral health services may include both mental health and substance use services, and may be offered in various settings (e.g., outpatient behavioral health centers, schools, hospitals, health departments).


The Howard County Local Children’s Board is interested in understanding your perspective and will use the information you provide to inform quality improvement in the child and adolescent behavioral health system in Howard County. 

 

All information is being gathered anonymously by partners from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Drs. Sharon Hoover and Nancy Lever. Your answers are completely confidential and will only be presented as group data.  Please contact Dr. Hoover at shoover@som.umaryland.edu with any questions or concerns.  


The survey will take most respondents approximately 10 minutes to complete.

 

Mental health promotion (i.e., programming and strategies to foster mental health) for children and adolescents is adequately* provided for ALL children and adolescents in Howard County. 

*Satisfactory or acceptable in quality and quantity

Substance use prevention (i.e., programming and strategies to reduce risk for tobacco, alcohol, and drug use) for children and adolescents is adequately* provided for ALL children and adolescents in Howard County. 

 

*Satisfactory or acceptable in quality and quantity

Children and adolescents with mental health concerns can easily access adequate* mental health services in the Howard County community. 

 

*Satisfactory or acceptable in quality and quantity

Children and adolescents with substance use concerns can easily access adequate* substance use services in the Howard County community.

 

*Satisfactory or acceptable in quality and quantity

If needed, I know how to obtain mental health services for my child in Howard County.

If needed, I know how to obtain substance use services for my child in Howard County. 

Howard County families have a voice in planning child and adolescent behavioral health services.

Howard County youth have a voice and are listened to in planning child and adolescent behavioral health services.


Have you ever used mental health or substance use services offered in Howard County for your child?